Appeal No. 2001-2649
Application No. 09/358,926
a conductive end terminal having an integral bullet-shaped
wire-splaying end, and an end terminal end selected from a ring
and a spade,
a conductive hollow, internally threaded female connector
member integral with said conductive end terminal and housing
said bullet-shaped wire splaying end,
a male connector member having an externally threaded
surface for threaded engagement with said internally threaded
female connector member, said male connector member having a
throughbore, said throughbore having a first portion which is
conically shaped to define a wire clamping space for wire ends
splayed by said bullet-shaped end upon relative rotation between
said female and male connection members.
4. An electrical connector assembly for manually connecting a
stranded or lower gauge solid wire electrical wire to a selected
one of a ring or spade end terminal, comprising:
a first connector part comprising a conductive bullet-shaped
wire-splaying member, a selected one of said end terminals, and a
hollow internally threaded female connector member selected to
said conductive end terminal and housing said bullet-shaped wire
splaying end, and
a second connector part comprising a male connector member
having an externally threaded surface for threaded engagement
with said internally threaded female connector member, said male
connector member having a throughbore, said throughbore having a
portion which is conically shaped to define a wire clamping space
for wire ends splayed by said bulled-shaped end upon relative
rotation between said female and male connection members.
References
The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:
Wening 3,790,920 Feb. 5, 1974
Lienard FR 0846809 Sep. 26, 1939
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